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Table 2 Multinomial analysis of medical students’ burnout and (or) depressive symptoms

From: Overlap of burnout-depression symptoms among Chinese neurology graduate students in a national cross-sectional study

B (−) and D (−)

[Reference]

Variables

OR (95% CI)

P value

B (+) and D (−)a

Marital status, Married

0.44 (0.29–0.69)

<  0.01

Have children

1.79 (1.17–1.74)

<  0.01

Career choice regret

With

2.26 (1.56–3.28)

<  0.01

Neutral

2.98 (1.84–4.80)

<  0.01

Without

1 (Reference)

 

Academic year

Second-year, master’s degree

1.23 (0.80–1.90)

0.34

Third-year, master’s degree

0.98 (0.65–1.46)

0.90

First-year, doctor’s degree

3.89 (1.10–13.75)

0.03

Second-year, doctor’s degree

1.47 (0.54–4.01)

0.45

Third-year, doctor’s degree

2.39 (0.76–7.48)

0.14

First-year, master’s degree

1 (Reference)

 

B (−) and D (+)b

Academic year

Second-year, master’s degree

9.01 (1.03–78.62)

0.47

Third-year, master’s degree

5.44 (0.64–46.32)

0.12

First-year, doctor’s degree

56.23 (3.39–933.60)

<  0.01

Second-year, doctor’s degree

12.47 (0.57–271.17)

0.11

Third-year, doctor’s degree

–

–

First-year, master’s degree

1 (Reference)

 

B (+) and D (+)c

Family income (yuan per month)

<  5000

2.33 (1.05–5.18)

0.04

5000–10,000

2.15 (0.96–4.85)

0.06

10,000–15,000

1.63 (0.62–4.27)

0.32

>  15,000

1 (Reference)

 

Scores of postgraduate entrance examination

< 300

0.87 (0.45–1.69)

0.67

300–330

1.87 (1.05–3.34)

0.03

330–360

1.39 (0.76–2.56)

0.28

> 360

1 (Reference)

 

Marital status, Married

0.55 (0.34–0.89)

0.02

Have children

1.97 (1.24–3.14)

<  0.01

Career choice regret

With

3.87 (2.56–5.86)

<  0.01

Neutral

3.56 (2.06–6.16)

<  0.01

Without

1 (Reference)

 

Considered dropping out once

2.62 (1.55–4.43)

<  0.01

Academic year

Second-year, master’s degree

2.33 (1.43–3.81)

<  0.01

Third-year, master’s degree

1.32 (0.82–2.12)

0.25

First-year, doctor’s degree

3.21 (0.79–13.00)

0.10

Second-year, doctor’s degree

2.50 (0.84–7.43)

0.10

Third-year, doctor’s degree

3.69 (1.08–12.61)

0.04

First-year, master’s degree

1 (Reference)

 
  1. Dependent variables: symptoms of burnout and (or) depression
  2. Abbreviations: CI Confidence interval, OR Odds ratio, B(+) Burnout positive, B (−) Burnout negative, D (+) Depressive symptoms positive, D (−) Depressive symptoms negative
  3. aadjusted by degree type, family income, postgraduate entrance examination scores, hours worked or studied per week, hours slept per day, whether worked part-time once, view on current medical environment, considered dropping out once
  4. badjusted by degree type, family income, postgraduate entrance examination scores, hours worked or studied per week, hours slept per day, marital status, whether have children, whether worked part-time once, view on current medical environment, career choice regret, considered dropping out once
  5. cadjusted by degree type, hours worked or studied per week, hours slept per day, whether worked part-time once, view on current medical environment
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